by Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, Mrs. Cortissoz (d. 1833)
Autumn song
Language: English
Red leaf, gold leaf, Flutter down the wind: Life is brief, oh! life is brief, But Mother Earth is kind; From her dear bosom ye shall spring To new blossoming. The red leaf, the gold leaf, They have had their way; Love is long if life be brief, Life is but a day; And Love from Grief and Death shall spring To new blossoming.
Authorship:
- by Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, Mrs. Cortissoz (d. 1833), "Autumn song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "Autumn song" [four-part chorus and piano?], unpublished [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-22
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Word count: 64